Brazil's Embraer delivers 61 aircraft in Q2, a 30% rise year-on-year
The deliveries in the quarter through the end of June included 19 commercial jets, in line with the same quarter last year, and 38 executive jets, a 41% jump in the same time frame, Embraer said in a securities filing.
The company added it also delivered four defense aircraft in the period, from one delivery a year earlier.
The Brazilian firm expects to deliver between 77 and 85 commercial planes and between 145 and 155 executive jets this year.
Embraer is set to release its full second-quarter earnings on August 5, according to its investor relations website.
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